Do you speak, write, post, or podcast about plants? Do you enjoy helping others with their gardens and plants? Are you looking to grow a career as a garden communicator? If so, it's back to school time, and you can...
Name: Kerria japonica aka Japanese Kerria Type of Plant: This is a shrub with bright green stems and bright yellow flowers that is hardy in Zones...
Recently, on a local gardening group Facebook page, I posted a photo of a skunk cabbage flower poking up out of the soil. I said that this was how I...
Let's face it. Often spring is a tease. "I'm here! I'm gone! I'm back...wait, not yet!" We are bounced from 60° days to 15° nights in a blink of an...
Name: Narcissus 'Tête-à-tête’ aka tete-a-tete miniature daffodils Type of Plant: This early flowering spring bulb is a mini-daffodil that is...
Name: Weeping Alaska Cedar, aka Xanthocyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’, formerly known as Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ (and oh my goodness...
Name: Alchemilla mollis, aka Lady’s Mantle Type of Plant: This is a herbaceous perennial plant that grows in sun or part-shade and is hardy in Zones...
I was doing a Zoom presentation for a group last week, and one of the questions from an attendee was about his blue hydrangea. "It never flowers,"...
Name: cilantro, aka coriander, aka Coriandrum sativum Type of Plant: An annual herb used around the world in a variety of dishes. Why I Love/Hate...
If you don't have space or adequate sunlight to grow your vegetables in the ground, containers are the next best option. You can grow edibles in...
Name: Peace Lily aka Spathiphyllum species and varieties Type of Plant: This is a tropical, broad leaf evergreen that is a very commonly sold...
Name: Kalanchoe luciae aka flapjack plant or paddle plant Type of Plant: A succulent with large, round, stalkless leaves. Why I Love/Hate this...
Type of Plant: Alocasia is a broad-leafed tropical plant that has dramatic, striking foliage. These do well as houseplants and outdoors in the...
Name: Dendrolycopodium obscurum aka Lycopodium obscurum, aka ground pine or princess pine. Type of Plant: This is a club moss that is native to...
Name: Caladium Type of Plant: A tropical plant that’s grown as an annual in northern gardens. Why I Love/Hate this plant: Heart shaped leaves, a...
Name: Hosta ‘June’ Type of Plant: A Hosta variety that offers a weed smothering shade plant, blue/lime/sage-green colors, and low-growing height....
Name: Lagenaria siceraria aka bottle gourd, calabash or birdhouse gourd Type of Plant: An annual vine that produces gourds that can be made into...
Type of Plant: A succulent shrub in warm climates, and a houseplant in colder areas, the jade plant is native to South Africa. The genus name comes...
Name: Epigaea repens, aka trailing arbutus or mayflower Type of Plant: Low-growing, evergreen native plant that has small, pinkish-white flowers in...